Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? Research from North Carolina State University on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a ...

Human languages are known to have grown and changed considerably over the course of history, often reflecting technological, ...

An international team from Fudan, Harvard, and Stony Brook has identified shared statistical patterns in the vocabularies of ...

Researchers from Fudan, Harvard, and Stony Brook used AI and statistical methods to study the evolution of 22 languages, uncovering shared structural patterns in vocabulary change. The study found ...

When it comes to using “big data” to analyze the patterns of society, the conversation inevitably turns to social media. Yet the world’s news media actually offers larger and richer insights into ...

The way African penguins talk — in shrieks and squawks — during breeding season may not sound like much, but new research published Tuesday suggests that the raucous calls follow linguistic patterns ...

Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? New research on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood as kids ...